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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (7): 837-840.

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Strategy of rational antidiabetic drugs application in type 2 diabetes mellitus

HE Yin-hui1, XU Hai-yan1, SUN Xia1, XU Ai-hua1, YE Wei-hong2   

  1. 1Department of Endocrinology,
    2Department of Pharmacy, Lishui Central Hospital,the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College,Lishui 323000,Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2011-05-09 Revised:2011-06-23 Online:2011-07-26 Published:2011-09-22

Abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of major chronic diseases in China, and its control is not optimistic. Antidiabetic drugs application is an important tool for the control of blood glucose . Diabetes medications by action mechanism and structure is divided into insulin secretagogues, biguanides, thiazolidinediones, glucosidase inhibitors, DPP-Ⅳ inhibitor, GLP-1, insulin and its analogs, etc.This paper overviews the clinical pharmacology mechanisms, characteristics and properties of commonly used antidiabetic drugs, and proposes the strategy of rational antidiabetic drugs application in type 2 diabetes mellitus, such as using insulin timely, simplicity principle, reasonable combination , individual principle and taking into account safety, cost .

Key words: Diabetes mellitus, Hypoglycemic agent, Insulin, Pharmacologic actions, Hypoglycemia

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